This study was an attempt to replicate and extend an experiment by Camp, Monroe, Markley, & Kramer (1982) dealing with the effects of the “aha” experience in people of different ages. The “aha” experience is defined as a state of noncomprehension...

The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare American and Thailand education for secondary school teachers, with an attempt to gain insight into the practices of the teacher education in the two countries, for the benefit of improvement...

The purpose for which this study was designed was to present a useful aid to those prospective business teachers who would be considering a teaching position at a Kansas or Oklahoma Junior College. It was the intent of the study to give needed...

Much is known about the problem-solving process. Despite this availability of information, however, many individuals are not effective when faced with a problem. Bandura (1977) suggested that perceived personal competence or self-efficacy affects...

The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of junior college transfer students toward their junior college and senior college experiences. More specifically, this study was designed to gat her research from transfer students on the...

This study, written in the form of a conservation manual for the general public, summarizes what is known about the identification, distribution, natural history, and conservation status of bats in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. This manual will be...

The purpose of this thesis was to provide a guide for those who are interested in adopting the position of reenactment consultant by providing the procedures needed to undertake this goal. This study involved an investigation of the Plains region...

A wheat field with remnants of crumbled, brownish stone, broken glass, and square-headed nails is the remains of Fort Zarah, abandoned over ninety years ago. For many years a mystery enshrouded the Fort’s existence. The efforts of county...

The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of individualized reading with a group or nine- and ten-year-old pupils. The study was carried out in the Fort Hays Kansas state College Summer Laboratory School. Subjects participating in...

A pilot study was conducted near Lamar in the sandhills in southeastern Colorado during the summer of 1958. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the species of plants and animals present in the area and the relative abundance of each...

The problem and purpose of this study was to examine the marketing management training programs of eight oil companies and find if these programs contained the types of training thought to be most needed in the area of marketing and sales...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the space and facilities of selected kindergarten classrooms. The specific purpose of this study were (1) to compare the space and facilities found in the classrooms to criteria developed thorugh research;...

The purpose of this study was to compare the importance of selected morale building factors as indicated by ninety teachers. The teachers were attending Fort Hays Kansas State College during the summer of 1968 and were divided into the following...

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate and compare perceptions of behaviors desirable to elementary science teachers. A related purpose to this study was to investigate the relationship between these perceived behaviors and the...

It was the purpose of this study to determine the preferences of mothers as to course content in all course areas: to determine the preferences of daughters as to course content in four course areas: to compare the preferences of mothers and...

The purpose of t his study was to define and clarify the present position of the curriculum coordinator and to determine the future status of t his position in the state of Kansas. A questionnaire was developed for use in this study and mailed in...

The purpose of this report was to survey the literature available for the school custodian. In beginning the survey a request was mailed to the State Department of Public Instruction in each of the fifty states. The response indicated that a...

A survey of vertebrates was conducted from 1987-1991 at Slate Creek Salt Marsh (SCSM), Sumner COlUl ly. Kansas. Emphasis was placed on waterbirds, especially shorebirds, to determine the number of birds using the area on an annual basis....

This survey of theme and creative writing in secondary schools was written to aid composition teachers. It consists of a compilation of errors made most often by high school students and offers methods to remedy the errors. Seven errors found to...

Schizophrenia has various symptoms that are characteristic of the disease. One such symptom is verbal hallucinations. Hoffman (1986) proposes that the "language production mechanism" is dysfunctional in schizophrenics and that this aberrant...

The present study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a token program using self-administered tokens, no record keeping duties and self-administered backup reinforcement as home to a similar program where the self-administration of backup...

Two plays were direct at Felton-Start theatre, Moon Over Buffalo and It Runs In the Family to study different leadership styles as they were applied to the directing process. Records of the nightly rehearsals were kept as a reference tool.
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The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of cognitive functioning between matched eidetic and noneidetic aged subjects. In addition, the relationships between eidetic imagery, color afterimage, and Necker cube were...

A lot of research has examined the impact of teacher attitudes on the success of inclusion; however, additional research is needed that compares teacher behavior toward general education students with teacher behavior toward students with severe...

The major purposes or this study were to (1) evaluate t he general sports skills of incoming freshmen men at Fort Hays Kansas State College, (2) consider if the class Fundamentals of Sport is needed for all, part, or any of the incoming freshmen...

Antibiotics are used in human medicine as well as agriculture. In the United States thousands of tons of antibiotics are annually given in low levels to livestock as prophylactics and to promote growth. This is in addition to antibiotic treatments...

There have been many studies on attitude change and the influence of interviewer characteristics. Studies on attitude change have concerned themselves with such factors as methodology used in attitude change studies and forms of communication that...

This study examined whether differences existed between the perceptions of clients and nurses, in the reasons given for secluding clients. The study was designed to compare reasons given by the group of clients, the group of nurses, and the...

This field study obtained information from parents of present and former students who have participated in special education, as well as students presently receiving services in mildly handicapped special education programs, in order to evaluate...

The Laerdal Virtual IV allows students to practice intravenous cannulation in multiple scenarios at multiple practice levels. Research regarding the validity of the device in comparison with other methods of learning is limited as is concurrent...

Although the amount of theatre being performed in Hays, Kansas in 1978 had been relatively limited in comparison with some other cities, the good attendance at University theatre productions and at performances by touring companies and occasional...

It was the purpose of this study to explore the possibilities of the build-up method of forming clay in relation to the development, of a personal expression in the clay medium, and to develop a previously felt affinity for “organic” forms. This...

The Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT 2) is an instrument designed to measure moral development. It is based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development, who proposed that individuals go through 3 levels. The first level, pre-conventional, includes most...

The purpose of this investigation was to evlaute maternal perceptions of breastfeeding effectiveness following both vaginal and cesarean delivery, and to assess differences or relationships between maternal age, parity, neonatal gender, and...

This study utilized one of the methods of measuring dishonesty which has become standard among researchers to see if a relationship existed between dishonesty and overt, covert and total anxiety of an individual. It was also hypothesized that...

Accurate and precise estimates of abundance are crucial for wildlife management. Wildlife agencies spend large amounts of time and money to obtain estimated abundance. The Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has conducted strip...

Student discipline has been a concern for school districts for many years. Many district and school level administrators have made the decision to strictly enforce local and district level discipline policies. The initial logic was intended to...

In the field of Forensic Science, getting the most information out of the smallest bit of evidence is the goal of the scientist. With previous technology, large amounts of blood were needed to obtain any information from the sample. Blood...

Shiftwork scheduling in nursing can lead to diminished health status, quality of
life and job dissatisfaction, and it can contribute significantly to decreases in the quality
of patient care. In light of the current nursing shortage, and the...

According to Buerhaus, Auerbach and Staiger (2009), despite the current easing of the nursing shortage due to the recent recession and many nurses putting off retirement, the nursing shortage is projected to grow to approximately 260,000 registered...

Invasion by nonnative plants is particularly prevalent in wetlands. While the ecological patterns in wetland plants are well known, it is less well known how flooding-related soil conditions influence the physiological success of introduced species...

This thesis is an analysis of the military activities of the federal government at Fort Hays, Kansas, 1865-1889, and demonstrates that the army played a significant role in the settlement of the West. Major sources used in this study were memoirs...